Summer Reading Book Reviews:
Summer Reading Book Review:
Hey! Who Stole the Toilet (George Brown Class Clown #8)
By Nancy Krulik
Woo hoo oh boy that camping trip with the Scouts is coming up I hope that *burp* doesn't get in my way. That is the sound of George Brown in sress city. Well, on the first hand George is going with Louie, his worst enemy, but I guess he'll have to get used to it. But part of his wish didn't happeb, his burp did get him into a lot of trouble but his camp teacher would tell them ridiculous stories. Well Louie however is afraid of all sorts of bugs. But Louie mostly to earn the badge that his older brother Sam didn't get. Well that is all I can tell you about this book! This is my review on George Brown Class Clown: Hey Who Stole the Toilet.
Reviewed by Grayson
Reviewed by Grayson
Summer Reading Book Review:
Dog Man #1
By Dav Pilkey
Once upon a time there were two little first graders, their names were George and Harold. When they met they found out they had a lot in common. They loved making funny comic books and they also loved to do pranks. And one of their favorite comics when they were little was Dog Man. As time went by they were making billions of of the Dog Man comics. But when they hit 4th grade they got a new idea, he was called Captain Underpants. So they spent days in their tree house making cool comics until one day after an adventurous week they went to their tree house and the weirdest thing happened. Almost all of their comics were gone except for Dog Man. Then they found out they wanted to have a little change and that's why I have chosen to tell you...
Ever since Pete exploded Dog Man's owner he's been fighting crime unleashing his awesomeness. He has defeated Pete before but the first chapter of the book Pete was fighting with his butler over if they could use fire crackers or a ginormous vaccuum. In one point of the book their so-called mayor sent a towb criminal a seal spray so then a replacement robot could take over so Dog Man did at one point defeat them. This is my book review on Dog Man.
Reviewed by Grayson
Ever since Pete exploded Dog Man's owner he's been fighting crime unleashing his awesomeness. He has defeated Pete before but the first chapter of the book Pete was fighting with his butler over if they could use fire crackers or a ginormous vaccuum. In one point of the book their so-called mayor sent a towb criminal a seal spray so then a replacement robot could take over so Dog Man did at one point defeat them. This is my book review on Dog Man.
Reviewed by Grayson
Summer Reading Book Review:
Big Nate Blasts Off
By Lincoln Peirce
Ever met someone who just doesn't have a girlfriend? Well this will be a good story! Well enough chit chat, it's story time. Another stupid day until, NOOOOOOO, it's Randy! What's he going to do? Turbo Wedgie? We're going to find out but then Ruby comes around the corner and Randy sees, so he lets go of Nate then runs. But that wasn't all this book was about, the Mud Bowl was coming up and Randy's going to do with Nate. Wow, time flys when you're reading. Well, I can't tell you any more or I'll spoil the book. By for now! Learn more about the book by reading it!
Reviewed by Grayson
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Ice Cream King
By Steve Metzger
Mommy mommy can we please go to that ice cream shop? Have you ever had your kid go crazy about eating ice cream at the ice cream shop? If you have then this ought to be a good story so please pay attention while I flip the page. One day Teddy his mom were walking down the road when Mommy Mommy there is a new ice cream place in town can we please go please? ...Ok, Teddy. So they went in there it was his dream but there was one more thing he had to do here... mom's spoon! Oh, thank you sweety. Blah blah blah, the end.
Reviewed by Grayson
Reviewed by Grayson
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
By Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe are asked by a friend named Cap Bailey to go to a place called Wildcat Swamp. Cap wants them to help dig for fossils. But in the same area there are some bad people wanted by the police. TYhey are constantly trying to get Frank and Joe away. But they don't leave, and Frank and Joe discover they are hunting for oil. In the end the bad people finally get caught and put in jail.
Reviewed by Anonymous
Reviewed by Anonymous
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
By C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the second book of the Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis. It is about 4 children; Peter, Edmund, Lucy, Susan, and Lucy. They lived during a World War and were sent to live in the middle of the country, because their town was going to be bombed.
Unexpectedly, they were sent to a huge house that had a magic wardrobe in it. One day they were playing hide and seek inside the house and the youngest of the four hid inside the wardrobe and found herself... in a land called Narnia.
I recommend this book to any reader who likes exciting adventures. When I read this book I found it to be fun (but short!).
Reviewed by John
Unexpectedly, they were sent to a huge house that had a magic wardrobe in it. One day they were playing hide and seek inside the house and the youngest of the four hid inside the wardrobe and found herself... in a land called Narnia.
I recommend this book to any reader who likes exciting adventures. When I read this book I found it to be fun (but short!).
Reviewed by John
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Bridge to Neverland
By Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Bridge to Neverland is a high flying book that reels in the fantasy world and the real world. It tells the interesting story of to kids who happen to find an old document from their favorite series… and suddenly they're a part of it! This book is a great reason to believe things that might be too crazy.
Reviewed by Riley
Reviewed by Riley
Summer Reading Book Review:
Fort Solitude (Secret Hero Society #2)
by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
My book review is about a graphic novel called Super Hero Society: Fort Solitude. It is about Batman, Superman, and Super Girl as kids. And they went to a camp called Evergreen Adventure Camp. But there was a problem that needed to be solved. And if you like superheroes I really really recommend this book!
Reviewed by Lauren
Reviewed by Lauren
Summer Reading Book Review:
Number the Stars
By Lois Lowry
This book review is about a really good book called Number the Stars. It's about a girl who had a jewish friend, and they lived during World War II. Which was when the Germans tried to kill all the Jewish people. If you love Lois Lowry I just know you will love this book! It was a lot of action. I love this book and recommend it to ages 8 and up.
Reviewed by Lauren
Reviewed by Lauren
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Horse and His Boy
By C.S. Lewis
This is a story that C.S. Lewis created. It happens in two countries, called Narnia and Calormen. There is a boy who, with his talking horse, rans away from Calormen.
I think that, after the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, this is my second favorite Narnia book, because of the interesting battle that happens later on in the story. Whoever likes stories that have battles in it should read this book.
Reviewed by John
I think that, after the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, this is my second favorite Narnia book, because of the interesting battle that happens later on in the story. Whoever likes stories that have battles in it should read this book.
Reviewed by John
Summer Reading Book Review:
Hurry Up, Houdini! (Magic Tree House #50)
By Mary Pope Osborne
The characters are Jack and Annie. Jack and Annie traveled back in time to New York. While in New York, they learned how to do magic tricks from the great Houdini. I liked this book because it had a sticker in the back. Also coin stickers which were cool.
Reviewed by Jack
Reviewed by Jack
Summer Reading Book Review:
Winter of the Ice Wizard (Magic Tree House #32)
By Mary Pope Osborne
This book is about Jack, Annie, Teddy, and Kathleen. They had to get the ice wizard eye from the frost giant. They had to go to the hollow hill and get eye. The eye was in the hailstone. The wizard got the eye out of the hailstone.
Reviewed by Jack
Reviewed by Jack
Summer Reading Book Review:
Gotham Academy #2: Calamity
By Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl
My book review is about a graphic novel called Gotham Academy. It was about a girl named Olive and her mom died in a fire and came back as a demon to talk to her daughter back to hell. I recommend this book to people that like spooky stories! This book was pretty exciting!
Reviewed by Lauren
Reviewed by Lauren
Summer Reading Book Review:
The BFG
By Roald Dahl
The BFG is a book about: A girl named Sophie gets up in the middle of the night and looks out the window. In the distance she sees a man shaped shadow but extremely tall. That figure turns out being the BFG. He takes Sophie to giant country where there are nine other mean giants. BFG takes her to his cave. Later in the book they make a plan to stop the other giants. Will it work? Read more to find out.
Reviewed by Alec
Reviewed by Alec
Summer Reading Book Review:
Heidi Heckelbeck Has a Secret
By Wanda Coven and Priscilla Burris
I kind of liked the book. But it was a little bit boring because the chapters are really short. Sometimes I am interested and get sunk into the book. I kind of don't recommend it, but then again I do!
Reviewed by Camren
Reviewed by Camren
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Maze Runner
By James Dashner
I would recommend The Maze Runner. It is action packed and leaves you thirsting for more. In this book you can really feel the characters emotion and imagine what's going on. Each character is unique. It is a page turner that leaves you wanting more.
Reviewed by Elijah
Reviewed by Elijah
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Raft
By S.A. Bodeen
I would not recommend the book The Raft. It is not nearly as exciting as the first and second book. It is not nearly as detailed of the last two books. At first he has everything handed to him on a silver platter, There was very little excitement in his challenges.
Reviewed by Elijah
Reviewed by Elijah
Summer Reading Book Review:
Meet the Mixels
By Shari Last
I read about Mixels. I got to learn about the Mixels. The names of the groups are the Frosticons, the Infernites, the Spikeis, the Cragsters, the Glorp Corp, the Wiztastics, the Fang Gang, the Electraids, and the Flexers. I like Zoron from the Infernites.
Reviewed by Damien
Reviewed by Damien
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia)
By C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the fifth book of the Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis. It is about a king going on a voyage in the sea to find the seven lords whom is uncle Miraz sent away.
I like this book because it makes the adventure long and exciting. I think that anybody who likes voyages in a sea should read this book.
Reviewed by John
I like this book because it makes the adventure long and exciting. I think that anybody who likes voyages in a sea should read this book.
Reviewed by John
Summer Reading Book Review:
Napoleon: A Life
By Andrew Roberts
Napoloen: A Life, by Andrew Roberts, is a biography of Napoloen Bonaparte, emporor of the French and one of the greatest military commanders in history. It sheds light on the life of this great figure, from his obscure Corsican origins to his italian and Egyptian campaigns, from his rise to power in a daring coup to his exile on St. Helena.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves history.
Reviewed by Michael
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves history.
Reviewed by Michael
Summer Reading Book Review:
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia)
By C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle was written by C.S. Lewis and is about battle, of course, in a land called Narnia. In the book, there is a king in Narnia who is captured by a talking ape and his fellow Calormene (Calormen is an empire that hates Narnia).
In The Last Battle the Calormene lines charged the Narnians for the first time; it failed. After the second charge of the Calormen, the Narnians had to retreat. A few minutes later, the Narnian king (who escaped earlier in the book) found himself fighting the Calormene general.
I like the book because it makes the battle really exciting. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in battles.
Reviewed by John
In The Last Battle the Calormene lines charged the Narnians for the first time; it failed. After the second charge of the Calormen, the Narnians had to retreat. A few minutes later, the Narnian king (who escaped earlier in the book) found himself fighting the Calormene general.
I like the book because it makes the battle really exciting. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in battles.
Reviewed by John
Summer Reading Book Review:
Big Nate: Say Good-Bye to Dork City
By Lincoln Peirce
This book is about a kid named Nate who is trying to say goodbye to dork city. It's hard to do it when Marcus is against his real friends, so technically he's trying to be cooler so it's pretty hard to do that. And also because he is also bullying his half enemy because he is also his lead singer. But that doesn't mean you can't stand up for his buddy. Nate is still looking for a girlfriend :( So look for other Big Nate books!
By for now. This is my book report on Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City.
Reviewed by Grayson
By for now. This is my book report on Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City.
Reviewed by Grayson
Summer Reading Book Review:
Mission Unpluckable (The Bad Guys #2)
By Aaron Blabey
5 predators are trying to be good guys, including a snake, wolf, piranha, shark, and tarantula. They think they are doing stuff that's good but it turns out the stuff they're doing isn't really appreciated. In this book they are trying to free chickens from the chicken farm. In the chicken farm if they touch the floors or walls the alarm goes off, so the tarantula hacks in and turns the alarm off. Then they climb through the vent. There are lasers in the vent that the tarantula couldn't turn off. So snake climbs through and turns them off... and they rescue the chickens.
Reviewed by Alec
Summer Reading Book Review:
Reformed
By Justin Weinberger
Ian is not paying attention in class, he is dozing off so is teachers sent him to reform school. As soon as school got out him and his friends got there and they find out it is a school full of bullies. One pushes Ian to the ground and is very mean to him and his buddies on a big trail.
Reviewed by Damien
Reviewed by Damien
Summer Reading Book Review:
Treasure Hunters
By James Patterson
The book I am reading is called treasure Hunters. I just started today and am already on chapter 5, page 50! The book is about 4 children who lost thier mom in Cyprus and lost Dad on a fishing trip. The kids names are Bick, Beck, Tommy, and Storm.
One of my favorite parts of the book is the pictures because they are really detailed and I like detailed pictures. There are 70 chapters in the whole book. So far I love the book. I can't so enough how much I love the book.
The kids are also trying to find treasures by going scuba diving. The treasures they are trying to find are gold, silver, and shells. I hope they find treasures and their parents! By the way I LOVE THIS BOOK SO FAR!
Reviewed by Camren.
One of my favorite parts of the book is the pictures because they are really detailed and I like detailed pictures. There are 70 chapters in the whole book. So far I love the book. I can't so enough how much I love the book.
The kids are also trying to find treasures by going scuba diving. The treasures they are trying to find are gold, silver, and shells. I hope they find treasures and their parents! By the way I LOVE THIS BOOK SO FAR!
Reviewed by Camren.
Summer Reading Book Review:
Seven Dead Pirates
By Linda Bailey
This book is about a kid called Lewis, and his great grandpa died sod his parents are moving to his old house. There are bad pirate ghosts there who tell him to do bad things, but it's funny.
Reviewed by anonymous fifth grader
Reviewed by anonymous fifth grader
Summer Reading Book Review:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down
By Jeff Kinney
I really liked this book and I recommend all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. In this one I thought it was cool that Greg goes on adventures.
Reviewed by Dean
Reviewed by Dean
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Reviewed by Mr. John - Imagine a chapter book that combines Calvin and Hobbes and Big Nate, except it's been written by someone with a weirder sense of humor, and you're pretty close to this first book in the Timmy Failure series.
Written by Stephan Pastis - the guy writes and draws the comic strip Pearls Before Swine - this book is about Timmy, his polar bear sidekick named Total, and their private detective agency. There are funny illustrations mixed into the text on every page, and the story is silly, funny, and sweet all at once. I have to admit that I sometimes found Timmy a little annoying - he doesn't really treat people very well - but overall I liked this book a lot, and thought it had a good message even though it made me laugh out loud! tags: humor, pearls before swine, mystery, comic, polar bear |
The Obsidian Mirror is an action-packed adventure through time and space. I felt the different elements of the story (fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, adventure) were interesting, but didn't really go well together. The story had diverse characters and an intriguing back story. This book has been nominated for 2014-2015 Isinglass Teen Read Award. Reviewed by Robbie. tags: science fiction, fantasy, time travel, myths |
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This book had a lot of comedy and excitement. captain Underpants is a superhero/principal. My favorite part was when Captain Underpants gave the bad guys a giant wedgie. I also like it when they make a giant plunger robot with laser eyes and a giant plunger with spikes.
Reviewed by Stephen. tags: humor, action, adventure, growing up, school, friendship, early chapter book |
This story was about a china rabbit who went on a journey and discovered emotions, most of all love. He feels sadness and pity, happiness and joy, and love and understanding. And in the end he discovers what matters most is not the clothes you wear or how rich you are, but how much you love. And in the end everything turned out fine.
tags: rabbit, adventure, friendship, emotions, love |
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I think this book was very good for my age. The book had a lot of Christmas spirit in it. My favorite part is at the end when they all throw a party in Geronimo's apartment. My favorite character was Trap Stilton because he always pulls pranks on Geronimo Stilton. Geronimo Stilton is a 'fraidy mouse instead of going on adventures like his sister Thea. He would read a book. He is also afraid of being hit!
Reviewed by Stephen. tags: animals, mouse, holidays, christmas, early chapter |
In my book, Theodore Boone's friend is a suspected victim in a kidnapping incident. Theo is the only one that knows an important fact about the crazy parents. The fact he knows is that neither parent was home. A distant pen pal broke out of jail and was spotted in the town where the kidnapping happened, so obviously he is a suspect. In my opinion this book is amazing!
tags: realistic fiction, mystery, suspense, high school, law |
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A kid named August starts his first time going to school. He's entering 5th grade. He has trouble making friends. He has a harsh first day. Everyone stares at August as he walks by because of his facial appearance. August meets a girl named Summer who is the only person who will sit with him at lunch. August faces bullies and trouble throughout the book. But it has a happy ending!
Reviewed by Katherine. tags: disabilities, friendship, realistic fiction, feel good |
Review #1 - Ten people are lured to Indian Island. Eight arrive all at once, but the other two, the cook and the manservant, arrive before. They find the island deserted and an old nursery rhyme displayed. All of these people have committed a murder that the law can't prove. That night during the storm something mysterious happens... a murder! If you like the book Clue, I recommend this book to you. 194 pages, 18 chapters.
Reviewed by Elle. Review #2 - The book I read was And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. The book was about 10 people going to Indian Island. They read a poem about how they're going to die. If you like mysteries I would recommend this book. I really enjoyed it! Reviewed by Will. tags: mystery, murder, classic, suspense |
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The book I read was Fortunately, the Milk. I really liked this book. My favorite part is when they meet the wumpires. I also like when he meets Professor Steg. The funniest part is when the aliens try to redecorate earth. My favorite character is Professor Steg. This book is great for kids!
tags: short, humor, british, illustrations |
A family has unusual problems, like frogs in shoes, a cow gives lemonade not milk, getting stuck on the roof and then trying to jump off with a cord, and having a strange man walk in and say, "I'm home at last," and then sitting down on their couch. I think you should join the Pepins and their problems!
Reviewed by Katherine. tags: humor, family, growing up |
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I think this book is really good for young readers. it is about a boy that loves skateboarding and runs into some bully trouble. The book is very interesting and it happens in everyday life with everybody. I would recommend it for people in 2nd grade through 5th grade. I really liked this book and the author because they're quick reads for rainy days.
Reviewed by Ethan. tags: sports, skateboard, skate, skating, extreme sports, short |
It was funny and I would recommend this book to my friends and other other kids because it was fun to read. I love Geronimo Stilton. I'm 13 and I still love him! I think he does things that are really cool.
Reviewed by Ashlee. tags: mouse, humor, animals, easy chapter, holidays, valentine's day |
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The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. In the book, Frodo Baggins, a hobbit, embarks on a perilous qiest to destroy the One Ring. If the Ring is found by it's master, Sauron, the world will fall. Followed by his friends, the Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo journeys to Mount Doom, in the center of Sauron's realm. There alone can the Ring be destroyed. I recommend this book for readers 12 and up, who want an exciting way to entertain themselves.
Reviewed by Michael. tags: fantasy, wizards, hobbits, magic, adventure, good vs. evil, epic, classic |
This was a great book. It was fun to read and very cool. There were dragons, ogres, and even fairies. It was awesome, and I would recommend it to other kids. The author made it really funny, and I really like how he wrote Geronimo. I like how he was funny and scared of everything. I wish I could jump into the book and go with him!
Reviewed by Ashlee. tags: fantasy, dragons, humor, mouse, animals |
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Harry Potter is having a bad year. First he inflates his aunt, and then Sirius Black escapes from prison. And now? There are dementors, plus Harry, Hermione, and Ron have to understand the mystery, find who Lupin really is, help Buckbeak, and hope that Hermione breaks Malfoy's nose (spoiler: she does!). This Harry Potter book will make you want more!
Reviewed by Derek. tags: fantasy, wizards, witches, magic, epic, good vs. evil, adventure, hogwarts, high school |
Harry has to figure some stuff out. Hagrid has just told Harry that he is a wizard, given Dudley and pig tail, and taken Harry to Hogwart's School of Magic, where everyone is hiding a secret. The evil Lord Voldemort is looking for the Sorcerer's Stone to heal himself, and he is commanding one of the teachers. But which one? Read and find out!
Reviewed by Derek. tags: fantasy, wizards, witches, magic, epic, good vs. evil, adventure, high school |
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Percy Jackson is once again on a quest, but he can't remember who he is! After wandering he finds a Roman camp and is sent an a quest with Hazel and Frank, and has to juggle some things like killing two giants, getting his memory back, finding Thanatos God of Death and freeing him, and finally battling an army of monsters. Will he succeed?!
Reviewed by Derek. tags: myths, greek mythology, adventure, fantasy |
Percy Jackson has entrapped many readers before and made them wait for the next novel. In this book, Percy and Annabeth are trapped in Tartarus and are travelling to the Doors of Death while their friends Leo, Piper, Jason, Frank, Hazel, and Nico try to get to the other end of the Doors of Death to stop monsters from flooding into the modern world. Will they close the Doors of Death in time?
Reviewed by Derek. tags: myths, greek mythology, adventure, fantasy |
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This book was funny and cute. It was about when Geronimo Stilton lost an important document and he had to find it. On his journey his friends help him along the way.
Reviewed by Ashlee. tags: humor, mouse, animals, mystery, short |
My book review is on The Eye of Minds. I was interested in this book because it was about gaming. A small summary of what I've read so far is that it's about Michael and his friends Sarah and Bryson, and the VNS sent them on a mission to capture an evil gamer named Kaine, who is controlling normal gamers. So Michael, Sarah, and Bryson have to capture him using their hacking skills.
Reviewed by Thor. tags: science fiction, technology, virtual reality, mystery, suspense |
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This is a book review on the book "I Can't Accept Not Trying." It was a really informational book on Michael Jordan. He explained his basketball career, golf career, and his baseball career. Michael also explained how he became so good at the game, and how he practiced. He also explained that fear to him is just an illusion.
Reviewed by Thor. tags: nonfiction, basketball, sports, inspirational |
This book was about Lionpaw, a golden tabby tom, Hollypaw, a black she-cat, and Jaypaw, a blind gray tabby tom. It starts with their mischievous lives as kittens, and then some of their time as apprentices. I liked this book because it draws the reader in.
Reviewed by Levi. tags: animals, cats, action, adventure, fantasy |
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A Tangle of Knots is a good book. It is fun, mysterious, and fascinating. I liked how everybody has their own special talent. There wasn't anything that I didn't like about this book. Lisa Graff wrote this book about people and their talents, and how they all come together in the end. I would give this book 5 stars!
Reviewed by Rebecca. tags: magic, orphans, fantasy, adventure, growing up |
Chis Lane is a twelve year old boy who is forced to steal to care for himself and his mother, but his life takes a strange turn when he earns a place at a special academy. It turns out children, when they are twelve, have "the ability," a power which consists of mind reading and telekinesis. But, not all people use this power for good. Chris and his friends must stop two boys from using this power to destroy other lives, all because one woman wants revenge.
Reviewed by Kaitlyn. tags: science fiction, fantasy, suspense, school, mind control |
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Alcatraz Smedry is a foster child and he knows nothing about his family until his 13th birthday when he got his only inheritance: a bag of sand. A day later, Alcatraz's grandfather who he didn't know he hadcame looking for the sand only to fins it stolen by a bunch of evil librarians. So Alcatraz and his grandfather infiltrate the downtown library armed with glasses and Alcatraz's talent of breaking things.
Reviewed by Kyle. tags: adventure, fantasy, mystery, humor |
We thought that this book was pretty good! It had some mystery and action stuff that we liked, and the main character was pretty good and easy to relate to. Sometimes we didn't feel like this book wasn't super realistic, but in all we really like it, and gave it 4/5 stars!
tags: mystery, realistic fiction, christmas, family |
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We thought that this book was exciting from the very first word of the very first sentence. This book was a real page turner. However, we thought that the main character was a little slow on the uptake, and should have figured out the bad guy's plan earlier. In all, this book was some classic Gordon Korman adventure, and we gave it 5/5 stars!
The sequel, "Memory Maze," is out now! tags: science fiction, fantasy, suspense |
The Amulet series is so good! It's got magic, dark magic, and there's lots of cool mysteries and stuff. I was so excited when the 6th book came out this fall!
Reviewed by Mark. tags: fantasy, adventure, magic, family, animals, comic |
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We were a little confused at first by the alternating narrators, but it was fine once we got used to it. We really liked the character of Gabe, because he's a dog and who doesn't like dogs?! However, we didn't like that it just sort of ended after a bunch of things happened all at once in the last chapter. Overall though, we really liked it, and we hope that Margarita Engle is working on a sequel! We give this book 4.5/5 stars! If you like this review you should come read this book at the Meredith Library!
tags: animals, dogs, realistic fiction, uplifting, nature, family |
This was a page turner! We really liked all the different characters, and the super detailed settings it had. The characters seemed very realistic and had a lot of personality. There was nothing we didn't like about this book! Hands down 5/5 stars!
tags: suspense, mystery, medicine, realistic fiction |
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This was a beautifully written book, and probably Mr. John's favorite GSF book so far. It felt like a dream somehow. While we only meet a handful of characters, they really come to life, and they're so quirky and original that you really wind up rooting for them. And the ending! We were scrambling to turn the pages fast enough to find out what was going to happen. 5/5 stars, a must read!
tags: family, adventure, music, europe, realistic fiction, growing up |
**Spoilers Below** This book was about a Japanese girl Mitsi Kashino in the time of Pearl Harbor. Mitsi has a dog named Dash. She has to go to an incarceration camp because she was Japanese. But the rule was there was no pets allowed, and that leaves Mitsi heartbroken because she doesn't know how long she'll be gone for. So about a couple weeks later they have to go to another incarceration camp that's even farther from Dash. They take a train for 3 days straight and end up in the desert. So they get off the train and go into the camp. About a week later the general finally said that pets were allowed and then Dash came to the camp and Mitsi was REALLY happy. And that was the end of the book. This book is a Great Stone Face nominee this year.
By Meghan tags: historical fiction, world war 2, animals, dogs |
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**Spoilers Below** I read a book called Below the Surface. It's the last book in the Code of Silence series. It's about four kids: Cooper, Gordy, Lunk, and Hiro. They are trying to take a vacation when one night they witnessed a fight on a boat called Kyproto Night. They they heard a splash and a scream. Then the boat began to drive around in circles. After that Hiro calls the police. The police came and talked to the driver. Then the girl who "fell in the water" came walking up the beach. Hiro didn't think it was the same girl that was in the boat. Cooper, Gordy, and Lunk didn't believe her either. So after that they are riding on their bikes when a car comes and smashes Cooper into some rocks! After that they realize that they're being stalked, and the person who's stalking them is Joseph Stein (who was in book 1). He tries to kill Hiro but it failed. He got sent behind bars. And Hiro was right about the girl who fell in the water, who did drown! Then the driver got sent to prison.
By Meghan tags: mystery, suspense, murder, friends |
Michael is a boy who moves around a ton, he lives with his mom, and is ELECTRIC! He and his friend Ostin find he's not alone in the world because there are 17 electric humans. He makes friends with Taylor and finds she's electric too, but she gets kidnapped. Can he save the world and his friends? This is a good book that is my favorite in my collection. I highly recommend it.
By Derek tags: science fiction, action, adventure, teens superpowers |
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Will, a scrawny orphan boy, is rejected by every one of the taskmasters in Redmont except one: Halt. he is plunged into an adventure which has him making friends with an enemy, training to be a ranger, and finally saving halt from a monster. This is a good book that is one of my favorites.
By Derek tags: fantasy, action, adventure, friends |
Book 1: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. This book is about Peter Hatcher and how he has to live with his little brother Farley Drexel Hatcher, also known as Fudge. Fudge is really mischievous and causes a lot of problems for big brother Peter. I like this book because it is very funny and teaches you that not everything in life goes your way.
Reviewed by Mackenzie. tags: realistic fiction, humor, growing up, siblings |
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